Lots of people are asking this question: Is the VC model broken?

It’s an important question, regardless of what you believe, because it creates debate and change. Few things ever stay the same, and the VC model is no different. And without a doubt, I believe the VC model and startup investment in general will undergo significant change in the next 5+ years. We’re just at the early stages of it. The focus shouldn’t really be on whether the venture capital model is broken, but on how venture capital is going to work in the future; because I think most people agree that change is afoot.

So what will that change look like? And beyond venture capital, how will the entire industry and approach for raising capital evolve?

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